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Baby Sparklers by Frank GibbonsPerformance by Palace Players won the Orkney District SCDA one act play festival 2015 and picked-up the Best Moment in Theatre trophy in the Scottish finals.

Roles

Minimum Male roles = 4. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 8. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. The characters are aged 7 to 9, but are intended to be played by adults or teenagers.

Run Time

Around 45 minutes. [Estimated!]

Music

None.

Style

One-act nostalgic comedy play with a single - bonfire - set. An evocation of children growing-up in an industiral town in the 1970s.Revised 2011 to shorten it slightly to a length suitable for one-act play festivals.

Synopsis

November 4th 1970 - a time for learning to swear, a time for discovering friendship, and a time for earning respect. Armed with dustbin lids and iron railings, Rachel, Susan and Tommy are prepared to guard their modest bonfire pile against an expected raid by the dreaded Dawson twins. But an even greater danger threatens to engulf them when a member of the group is lured away by the Firework Man.

Short monody (a monologue with a little action and a few simple props) for a much-married middle-aged woman. Contains swearing.

Synopsis

Rita has had a somewhat chequered life when it comes to men. Four husbands with a few boyfriends thrown in along the way has given her a somewhat caustic view of weddings. Nevertheless she has accepted an invitation to her friend's nuptials despite the downmarket location at the local pub with a pork pie buffet. 'Back in the Saddle' is a comedy monologue in which Rita brings the wedding to life for us and we share in her surprise as her re-union with a long forgotten school friend at the reception has unexpected consequences for them both.

A one act comedy (with appropriate adult language and themes) set on a stage before and during a performance.

Synopsis

An irreverent and long serving crew of set builders are becoming ever more frustrated with an indecisive director and lead actor whose continual requests for changes leads them to disrupt his big scenes. Meanwhile the men have to deal with the arrival of Fran a new recruit to the team - horror of horrors - a woman!

Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 4. Minimum total with doubling = 6. Minimum total without doubling = 12. No chorus. Intended to be produced with one male actor playing four characters and one female actor doing the same.

Run Time

Around 16 minutes. [Estimated!]

Music

None.

Style

A short for teens with some dirty humour and a simple (living room) set.

Synopsis

As another flatmate leaves in a dramatic fashion, the remaining group gloomily discuss the weirdos they’ve had to put up with and wonder who’ll be next. But they haven’t considered their landlord’s plans.

Bad Reception by Paul VincentPerformance by Little Eyases Theatre Co. won best play at The Golden Beaks Comedy Festival at Theatre-on-the-Steps, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, September 2007

Roles

Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. Characters are a mixture of adults and teenagers, intended to be played by teenagers. For the purpose of showcasing, it could be performed by a cast of three (all female, but playing female and male roles) or a cast of three girls and one boy.

Run Time

Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!]

Music

None.

Style

Single set (easy to do in a minimalist way), contemporary setting, simple props. Comedy. (Limited use of mildly offensive language.)

Synopsis

Kayleigh and Lucy are put in charge of their school's reception desk for the morning. To get herself out of a fix, Kayleigh pretends to be the Headmistress when answering the phone, setting up a chain of events that spins out of control...

Spectre has taken Saskia. Where and why, she can't be sure. As he recounts his tale of shattered dreams, stolen ideas and cursed cartoons, Saskia begins to realise the lines that he draws run parallel to her own and soon both are on a collision course to meltdown.

A cat burglar is going about his business one dark night, with a bag of swag over his shoulder, when he is confronted by a patrolling policeman. Can the burglar smooth talk his way out of his precarious situation? Will the policeman's suspicions be confirmed? Where do the turnips come from? Delve into A Bag of Swag and find out.